TN CM slams Centre's stand on lankan Navy
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa alleged the Central Government's “meet and pusillanimous response” to attacks on Indian fishermen has emboldened the Sri lankan Navy. In a letter to the PM on November 22, text of which was released to the media here Saturday, Jaya while referring to the apprehension of Indian fishermen, said: “The meek response of the Government of India to these instances of apprehension have emboldened the Sri lankan Navy to illegally arrest and detain more and more of our fishermen."
‘Followers failed to hold lohia mandate’
Patna: It is the followers of socialist leader Ram Manohar lohia themselves who failed to hold on to the mandate which was given to them by the people of India, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said on Saturday. “People gave mandate in favour of lohia's ideology on three occasions in 1967, 1977 and 1989. But we (the followers) are no less responsible for failing to hold on to that mandate,” Kumar said at a book release here.
Deputy jailor shot dead in Varanasi
lucknow: A deputy jailor of the Varanasi district jail was shot dead allegedly by four persons on two bikes while he was on way to gym on Saturday morning near Mahavir temple in Orderly Bazar under Cantonment police station. As soon as 45-year-old deputy jailor Anil Tyagi came out of his car, four persons chased him and opened indiscriminate firing, hitting him on the temple, stomach and back.
UP Cop suspended for laxity in rape probe
lucknow: In an interesting turn of events into alleged rape by SP MlA Arun Verma in Sultanpur, district police chief suspended the lady SI who in investigating the matter on charges of laxity in investigation, on Saturday. Just on Friday, Verma facing allegations of gang-rape in Sultanpur get a major relief when the local police refused to take cognizance against him and claimed that he was not even present in the district when the crime has been alleged to be committed.